Places I've Been... Locations grouped by State

Georgia

Sunrise along I-75...

Unless you're due West of the Panhandle of Florida,
you're probably going to go through Georgia to get
to Florida. Not that there isn't anything interesting
in Georgia, but during the winter, the 30-40 degree
differential in temperature does sort of keep you on the
road...

That doesn't mean I don't stop in Georgia. I've got friends
in Atlanta I try to stop in and visit when I'm down South.

Still, if I actually sit down and figure it out, I'll bet I've
stayed in Georgia more nights than any other state other than
Illinois (not counting business trips.) That's because most of my
overnight stays while travelling to Florida are in Georgia.

From the pictures below, it's pretty evident that my main road through
Georgia is I-75. In 2011, a few tornados blew through Georgia, both
North and South of Atlanta.

Tornado damage along I-75 both North and South of Atlanta, 2011Back to Top

I do have a thing about hot dogs. I actually routed one trip
through New York, just to eat at Nathans. The Varsity is
visible from I-75, and finally stopped in. Good stuff. You
can tell when you feel the need for that cholesterol med
when you walk through the door...

Once you leave Atlanta Southbound on I-75, you enter
what I term the "Pecan, Peach and Peanut corridor, which
stretches all the way to the Florida border. If
you're ever down that way, you should stop in one just
to see it...

Sunrise (South of Atlanta along I-75)

Macon Rest Area along I-75, including the local wildlife...Back to Top

Dragon*Con really isn't a place, it's an event, but there are pictures of Atlanta.

When I was but a child, I was at gaming conferences like Gencon and Origins,
and even more modern day events like
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party,
but nothing prepared me for the level of cosplay at
Dragon*Con.
I was there in 2011, and stayed at the W, which is also reviewed.